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The Student News Site of St. Joseph's University

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The Student News Site of St. Joseph's University

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Photo of lower merion police responding at the crime scene on the corner of Cardinal and City Ave, Villager Hall in background

City Avenue shooting raises concerns about university safety alert protocol

Ally Engelbert and Max Kelly April 24, 2024
‘We didn’t think it would take that long to say something’
The entrance to Overbrook Presbyterian Church with boarded up windows

Community rallies to support church after fire

Max Kelly April 24, 2024
Communities rally to support church after fire
Portrait of Mcinery-Mcateer smiling, wearing a pink shirt

In Remembrance: Mairéad McInerney McAteer ’06

Hannah Pajtis April 24, 2024

Nearly a hundred family, friends and community members came together to honor the life of Mairéad McInerney McAteer ’06 in the Chapel of Saint Joseph April 21.  McInerney McAteer passed away...

Wide angled photo of students sitting with St. Joe’s President Cheryl A. McConnell, who is speaking to the students holding signs in protest

Students walk for Earth Day

Vincent Kornacki April 24, 2024
Club calls for sustainability goals
(Left to Right) Kersti Powell, Ph.D., Adiba Jaigirdar and Ben Vanelli ’25 discuss “The Henna Wars” at Cardinal Foley Campus Center April 18. PHOTO: LUKE SANELLI ’26/THE HAWK

Q&A with Adiba Jaigirdar

Gavin Kuebler April 24, 2024

St. Joe’s department of Irish Studies collaborated with the Consulate General of Ireland April 18 to host a discussion with Adiba Jaigirdar, author of “The Henna Wars.” The novel, a young adult...

2024 University Student Senate Elections

Luke Sanelli April 24, 2024

Jimmy Janco '25 Running for: Student body president (He/Him/His) Major(s): Political science Artist I’m listening to right now: Taylor Swift The Hawk: Why should a St....

A car crashed on the stairs of Lannon Halls front entrance April 16 at 6:45 p.m. PHOTO: MAX KELLY ’24/THE HAWK

Car crashes on stairs of Lannon Hall’s front entrance

Max Kelly and Luke Sanelli April 18, 2024

On April 16 at 6:45 p.m., a car crashed at the front of the Lannon Hall entrance at City Avenue and 54th Street. According to the Philadelphia Police, the car was going northbound on City Avenue and...

Photo from front Zoe Rhoads, a student taking Chinese, doing work at a desk in a study space on her laptop

Language department battles declining student numbers

Hannah Pajtis April 17, 2024
‘It’s going to be a survival struggle’
portrait of Programs director Melanie Beddis and harm reduction specialist Jose Castillo posing at Savage Sisters Recovery’s Kensington Avenue storefront

Kensington nonprofit to cease storefront operations

Luke Sanelli April 10, 2024
‘More people are definitely going to die’

University offers tenure buyout program for faculty

Vincent Kornacki April 10, 2024

Tenured St. Joe’s faculty members were given the opportunity to participate in a tenure buyout program, as first announced in a Feb. 8 email to all tenured faculty from James Carter, Ph.D., interim...

GRAPHIC: ALLIE MILLER 24/THE HAWK

Panel hosts discussion surrounding AI use at the university

Gavin Kuebler April 5, 2024

Students and faculty gathered March 26 for a dialogue about the impact of ChatGPT on workplaces and the university’s own learning.Titled “Chat GPT, Gen Z, and the University,” the talk was sponsored...

GRAPHIC: ALLY ENGELBERT 25/THE HAWK

University begins to address gaps in communication since false shooter incident

In the year since a false report of an active shooter terrified members of the St. Joe’s community, university officials said they have begun to take steps to improve the university’s emergency protocols. St....

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